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The Captain from Köpenick (1956 film)

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Director
  
Helmut Kautner

Music director
  
Bernhard Eichhorn

Duration
  

Country
  
West Germany

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Genre
  
Comedy, Drama

Story by
  
Carl Zuckmayer

Language
  
German

The Captain from Kopenick (1956 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Helmut Kautner
,
Carl Zuckmayer
,
Carl Zuckmayer

Release date
  
August 16, 1956 (1956-08-16) Ufa-Palast Cologne

Initial release
  
August 16, 1956 (West Germany)

Screenplay
  
Helmut Kautner, Carl Zuckmayer

Cast
  
Heinz Rühmann
(Wilhelm Voigt),
Martin Held
(Dr. Obermüller),
Hannelore Schroth
(Mathilde Obermüller),
Willy A. Kleinau
(Friedrich Hoprecht),
Walter Giller
(Willy Wormser),
Wolfgang Neuss
(Zuchthäusler Kallenberg)

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The Captain from Köpenick (German: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) is a 1956 West German film directed by Helmut Käutner and based upon the play The Captain of Köpenick by Carl Zuckmayer. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain of Köpenick. It was nominated for the 29th Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Language Film.

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Awards

  • Nominated for the 29th Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Language Film
  • Bundesfilmpreis (Filmband in Gold) in the categories Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film Architecture
  • Bundesfilmpreis (Filmband in Silber) in the category Best Film Promoting Democracy
  • Bundesfilmpreis (Goldene Schale) in the category Best Feature Film
  • Bambi in the categories Best Film and Most Commercially Successful Film
  • Preis der deutschen Filmkritik
  • Price of the Berlin Film Critics Association for Heinz Rühmann
  • Special Merit recognition by the Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden
  • Screened at the Venice Film Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival
  • The Captain from Köpenick (1956 film) wwwgstaticcomtvthumbmovieposters46537p46537

    The Captain from Kopenick (1956 film) movie scenes

    The Captain from Kopenick (1956 film) movie scenes

    The Captain from Kopenick (1956 film) movie scenes

    References

    The Captain from Köpenick (1956 film) Wikipedia